悶悶

Chinese

		melancholy; smother; stuffy	melancholy; smother; stuffy
trad. (悶悶)		悶	悶
simp. (闷闷)		闷	闷

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mènmèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˋ ㄇㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mènmèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˋ ㄇㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mènmèn
    • Wade–Giles: mên⁴-mên⁴
    • Yale: mèn-mèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mennmenn
    • Palladius: мэньмэнь (mɛnʹmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən⁵¹⁻⁵³ mən⁵¹/

Adjective

悶悶

1. (literary, ideophonic) ignorant; benighted
2. (literary, ideophonic) sulky; sullen; moody

Derived terms

• 悶悶不已／闷闷不已
• 悶悶不樂／闷闷不乐 (mènmènbùlè)
• 悶悶渴渴／闷闷渴渴
• 氣悶悶／气闷闷
• 淹淹悶悶／淹淹闷闷
• 醇醇悶悶／醇醇闷闷

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mēnmēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄣ ㄇㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mēnmēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣ ㄇㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: menmen
    • Wade–Giles: mên¹-mên¹
    • Yale: mēn-mēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhenmhen
    • Palladius: мэньмэнь (mɛnʹmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən⁵⁵ mən⁵⁵/

Adjective

悶悶

1. (literary, ideophonic) keeping silent; not uttering a sound; (of sound) muffled